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CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Ordinance Board of Appeals held a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Monday November 9, 2015 at the Sterling Heights Municipal Center, 40555 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, MI in the Council Chambers, 586-446-2360. At this meeting the Board (1) considered variance requests of petitioners and (2) conducted hearings on abatement of nuisances relating to the property and property owners itemized on the following agenda. AGENDA 1. Chairman Pitrone called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm 2. Roll Call John Pitrone - Chairman, Joseph DiGaetano – Secretary, Robert Ervin, Kathryn Jiles, Juli Sala, Denice Gerstenberg - City Development Director, Paul Geiger - Code Enforcement Officer, Dana Vietto – Recording Secretary 3. Report from City Liaison – Denice Gerstenberg a. All petitioners were notified by first class mail about tonight’s meeting. Remove the following items from the consent agenda as they have been cleaned up prior to the meeting – G15- 0319, G15-0320, G15-0321, G15-0325, G15-0328, G15-0330, G15-0331 & G15-0332 4. Removal of Consent Items to New Business a. Moved item 9 to New Business 9a. G15-0326 Weatherly, Susan – 40263 Diane Drive b. Moved item 10 to New Business 9b. G15-0327 Quayle, Dennis L. & Jacalyn - Trust – 15032 Rohan Drive 5. Approval of Agenda Motion by Ervin, supported by Jiles, to approve agenda Yes: All. Motion carried. 6. Consent Agenda Moved by Ervin, supported by Jiles, RESOLVED, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended: 1. To approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 26, 2015, as presented. 2. G15-0322 Sochacki, Joseph – 38775 Warwickshire Drive RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 38775 Warwickshire Drive and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. 3. G15-0323 Omell, Timothy – 42282 Bobjean Street RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 42282 Bobjean Street and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. 4. G15-0324 Garver, Idalene & Allegrina M. – 12970 Takoma Drive RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 12970 Takoma Drive and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. 5. G15-0329 Townsend, Barron – 38738 Bronson Drive RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 38738 Bronson Drive and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. Ordinance Board of Appeals November 9, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 2 7. Public Hearing 8. Old Business 9. New Business a. G15-0326 Weatherly, Susan – 40263 Diane Drive Code Enforcement Officer, Paul Geiger, stated as of today there were some changes to the property. The homeowner could not be present and sent a letter to the Board. Pictures were shown at this time. Ms. Weatherly, owner, was not present. She sent a letter to the Board asking for more time. Ms. Weatherly was unable to attend the meeting due to a prior commitment. She has cleaned up the landscaping issues and needs one or two weeks to remove all the bricks. Mr. Pitrone stated that he was glad the Board heard the case and the resident did a nice job cleaning the property up so far. Moved by Ervin, supported by Jiles, RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 40263 Diane Drive and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding after November 23, 2015. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. Yes: DiGaetano, Ervin, Jiles, Pitrone, Sala No: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. b. G15-0327 Quayle, Dennis L. & Jacalyn - Trust – 15032 Rohan Drive Code Enforcement Officer, Paul Geiger, stated as of today there were some changes to the property. Pictures were soon at this time. Jacalyn Quayle, owner, was present. Ms. Quayle stated as of today the property looks different. She stated that the van has folded clothes and art work in it and she is proud of how it looks. Mr. Pitrone stated that this property has been in front of the Board a lot in the past. Mr. Ervin stated that he remembers this property from the past. It is the same every time and we just keep going round and round. Ms. Quayle stated that she will be selling the van and the pickup truck soon. Mr. Sala asked Ms. Quayle if she was confident that all the issues have been resolved. Ms. Quayle stated, “Yes.” She stated that she worked really hard on it today. Mr. Sala stated that the Board could move for an immediate abatement since it is all done. Ms. Quayle asked the Board for two more days to clean the van. Mr. Pitrone asked Ms. Quayle if the Board is going to see her again next year. Ms. Quayle stated that she hopes not. Moved by Jiles, supported by DiGaetano, RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 15032 Rohan Drive and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding after November 16, 2015. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. Yes: DiGaetano, Ervin, Jiles, Pitrone, Sala No: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. 11. Adjournment Motion by Sala, supported by Ervin to adjourn the meeting. Yes: All. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 7:21 pm Respectfully submitted. John Pitrone Joseph DiGaetano John Pitrone, Chairman Joseph DiGaetano, Secretary Ordinance Board of Appeals Ordinance Board of Ordinance Board of Appeals November 9, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 3 Appeals